Scapegoating

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of making somebody a scapegoat.

    "Nazi persecution of Jews, as with other scapegoatings, was focused, systematic and directly lethal. Other oppressions have been more long-term and uneven […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of scapegoat form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"Some fascists are unfairly scapegoating Kabyles for any problem Algeria has."

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